Samuel Davys

Samuel Davys (1608-) was an English Royalist officer during the English Civil War.

Biography
Samuel Davys was born in Worcester, Worcestershire, England in 1608, and he became the commander of the garrison of Worcester during the 1640s. Davys sided with King Charles I of England during the First English Civil War in 1642, and he fought at the Battle of Kington, the first pitched battle of the war. During the battle, his regiment of musketeers was overrun by Parliamentarian cavalrymen as it retreated from combat, and he was taken prisoner. Davys and the 214 other Royalist prisoners were then ransomed and safely returned to their ranks.